An edition of Irân
(2010)
Irân
Persia : ancient and modern
by Helen Loveday, Anthony Cassidy, and Christoph Baumer
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Irân: Persia : ancient and modern
2010, Odyssey, Cordee [distributor]
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Table of Contents
History: Prehistoric Irân
The State of Elam: 3000-645 BC
The coming of the Aryans
The Achaemenian Empire: 550-330 BC
Alexander the Great & the Seleucids
The Parthians: 250 BC-AD 224
The Sasanians: AD 224-650
The Islamic Caliphate and the independent dynasties
The Saljuq Turks
The Mongol invasion & the Il-Khânid Dynasty
The Turkoman Dynasties, Tamerlane & the rise of the Safavids
The fall of the Safavids: Afshâr, Zand & Qâjâr Dynasties
The Pahlavi Dynasty
The Islamic Revolution & the Irân-Iraq War
Irân today
Chronology
Facts for the traveler: Climate
Tour operators
Visas
Getting there
Customs
Getting around
Maps, books and newspapers
Clothing
Photography
Health
Accommodation
Money
Shopping
Telecommunications
Time zone
Opening times
Mosques, Museums and historical sites
Calendar
Festivals and holidays
Geography: The plateau and the mountains
The water problem
Flora and fauna
Agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing
Industry
Population
Ethnic groups in Irân
Islamic art and architecture
Islamic architecture in Irân: Mosques, mausoleums, the Madraseh, the Dome
Decoration: Brick and stucco, tilework
Handicrafts: Persian carpets, textile printing, Woodworking and inlay, metalwork
Religion: Pre-Islamic religions
Zoroastrianism
Zervanism
Manicheism
Mazdakism
Shiʼism
Moharram and Ashura
The City and Province of Tehrân: History
City tour of Tehrân
The city centre: Shemirân and the north of Tehrân
Excursions from Tehrân
The Northeast: the provinces of Semnân and Khorâsân
Mashhad
The Caspian Coast: Gilân Province
Mâzanderân Province
The Northwest: Zanjân and Azerbaijân
Zanjân Province
The Castles of the Assassins
The Provinces of Azerbaijân
Tabriz
Takht-e Soleimân: Sasanian shrine & Mogol palace
The Nestorian churches of Orumieh
Western Irân: Kermânshâh
Bisotun
Hamadân
Khuzestân Province
The Irân-Iraq War
Susa and the Susian Plain: Pre-Elamite susa
The Elamite Empire
Achaemenian Susa
Visiting the site
Chogha Zanbil
Esfahân Province
Kâshân
The City of Esfahân
North of the Bazaar: The pre-Safavid monuments
The Safavid Royal City
The Royal Square
The Bazaar & Old Quarters to the north of the Royal Square
Chahâr Bâgh Avenue
The Zâyandeh-rud and Esfahâns bridges
On the South Bank: Jolfâ
Excursions around Esfahân
Fârs Province
Shirâz
Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid)
Visiting Persepolis
Naqsh-e Rostam
Pasargadae
Excursions from Shirâz
The Southeast: the desert and the straits of Hormuz
Yazd
Zoroastrian community
Kermân Province
Bam: from ghost town to necropolis
Hormuzgân Province
Useful websites
Hotels
Language
Maps: Irân
Natural features
Achaemenian Persia
Alexander the Great
Parthian Empire
Sasanian Empire
Irân ethnolinguistic groups
Tehrân
North-east Irân
Mashhad
North-west Irân
Tabriz
Hamadân
South-west Irân
Esfahân
Central Shirâz
South-east Irân
Plans: Hypostyle mosque
Four-eivân mosque
Friday Mosque, Esfahân
Royal Mosque, Esfahân
Persepolis
Special topics: Calligraphy and epigraphy in Irân
Persian poetry
Ferdosi and the Shâhnâmeh
The Zurkhâneh
Cyrus cylinder
Food in Irân
Music in Irân
Religion in Irân
The Ismâ ʼilis and the Assassins
Orumieh: a stronghold of the Church of the East
Queen Tomyris of the Massagetae
Noruz
Jiroft
Modern cinema in Irân
Literary excerpts: Mantiq at-tayr on The Conference of the Birds
Gohar Kordi on Being Born as a Woman
Robert Ker Porter on The Magnificence of Futteh Ali Shah
Azar Nafisi on Reading Lolita in Tehran
Vita Sackville-West on Arriving in Tehrân
Jalâl od-din Rumi
William Dalrymple on His Search for Silk
Robert Byron on The Mosque of Sheikh Lotfollah
Hâfex on The Rose Garden of Persia.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical reference (p. 423-427) and index.
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